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Huawei Kirin T90A vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

WINNER
H
31.7Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
26.7Inno Score
34.4CPU22.6
28.4GPU—
—Benchmarks27
—Efficiencyspec-based34.5
4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin T90A0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin T90A wins this mobile chipset face-off, 31.7 to 26.7, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+12). Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin T90A

  • Stronger CPU score: 34 vs 23
  • 193% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,229 vs 420
  • 149% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,987 vs 1,600

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Announced20242017
Process—10 nm
TDP (typical)—9 W
ArchitectureARM (HiSilicon cores + Cortex-A510)Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.5 GHz Big + 3x2.2 GHz Mid + 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A510 Little4x2.45 GHz Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280
Max clock2.5 GHz+2%2.45 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 835
GPUHiSilicon Maleoon 910Qualcomm Adreno 540

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 835
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 682

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Memory type—LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Modem—Snapdragon X16 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.25.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Max display—4K @ 60Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin T90A versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecHuawei Kirin T90AQualcomm Snapdragon 835
AnTuTu—330,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,229+193%Top 37%420Bottom 13%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,987+149%Top 33%1,600Bottom 18%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,233Bottom 39%—

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